Machine for making stencil-strips.



S. ELLIOTT.

MACHINE FOR MAKING STENCIL STRIPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING STENCIL STRIPS.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING STENCIL STRIPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11. 1912.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING STENCIL STRIPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING STENCIL STRIPS.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING STENCIL STRIPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11. 1912.

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MACHINE FOR. MAKING STENCIL-STRIPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 11, 1912. Serial-No. 696,606.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STERLING Enmo'rr, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Machines for Making Stencil-Strips, of which the following is a specification.

In Letters Patent #1934500, dated August 6, 1912, granted to me, a stencil-strip is shown composed of paper from which paper stencils are cut. Said stencil-strip is composed of a strip of paper, herein termed the blank-strip, placed between the folds of another strip of paper, herein termed the frame-strip, said strips being adhesively secured together. The frame-strip has holes.

cut in it, arranged in pairs, side by side, so that the holes of each pair register with each other when the strip is folded, and said folded stri is scored lengthwise between the holes 0 the successive pairs to define the line of fold and to cause the portions of the strip when folded to lie flat upon the blank-strip.

This invention relates to a machine adapted to produce such a stencil-strip, being automatic in operation; and involves many combinations of elements which are especially designed to perform the work intended for them.

The automatic machine here shown, for the purpose of illustrating my invention, comprises mechanism constructed and arranged to feed forward a strip of paper to form the frame-strip, and to cut holes in said strip, which holes are arranged in pairs, sideby side, and at regular distances apart, and to score said strip continuously between the holes of successive pairs to enable-the stri to be folded, whereupon the holes of eac air register with each other, thereby to o-rm the frame-strip, said mechanism being of a rotary character and adapted to feed forward the strip of paper and cut holes therein by a continuous rotary motion of its parts. Automatic stopping and startin means are preferably provided for sai framestrip feeding and cutting-mechanism which is controlled by the strip which is delivered therefrom, so that the length of strip which is cut and delivered may be regulated. Such form of mechanism is especially well adapted for this work, for the reason that it is very rapid in operation, but my invention is not limited to the employment of this ,ing applied The gluing-mechanism here shown comprises essentially a pair of rolls, the under-roll serving as the applying-roll for the glue, it being arranged to rotate in a receptac e containing glue, and the upperroll cooperating with said under-roll to feed the frame-strip forward while the glue is being applied. Said upper-roll and under or glue-roll are so arranged relative to each other as to deflect the frame stri from a horizontal lane,-thus to admit 0 said upper-roll being movably supported in order that, it may be lifted a suitable distance above the glu eroll to enable the deflected frame-strip to assume a horizontal osition, and thus become disengaged from t e glueroll. The glue-roll may then rotate without applying Inc to the frame-strip, and also'without eeding the frame-stri forward. Means are provided to hold t e upper-roll in its elevated position, which is adapted to be operated automatically by a moving part of the machine, to cause it to return to normal position when the machine is started, so that the frame-strip is moved into en agement with the glue-roll, and held while t e machine is running, and at other times may be disengaged therefrom.

The upper-roll is recessed opposite the holes in the frame-strip, in order that the glue, which is carried upward by the glueroll, will not be applied to the surface of said upper-roll at such portions thereof, and means are also provided to clean the surface of said upper-roll, to remove therefrom any glue which may be deposited. thereon by the glue-roll, while the latter is operating to apply the vglue to the framestrip, thus to enable said upper roll to be kept clean. The glue-roll has two separate driving-means adapted to be connected with it, one arranged to rotate said roll and also the upper-roll while applying glue to the frame-strip, and the other arranged to rotate said roll independently of said upper-roll when the frame-strip is disengaged from it, thus providing for continuously ro- Patented Dec.15, 1914. i

' oil-strip a predetermined distance and sever tating- 'saa i ma'rtn to.-'prevent..the

of the glue thereon, which would act to impede the operation of the machine.

Said machine also comprises means to deliver a blank-strip into proximity to the frame-strip, and means to fold the framestrip over upon said blank-strip, so that its.

' sure them being adhesively secured together.

I .tion of the middle portion of the machine. Fig. 3 is a likeeideelevation of' the righthand end portion of the machine Fig. 4 1s Said machine also com rises automatic means to repeatedly feed orward the stenit, and a table on which the'severed portions are arranged, said portions being extended lengthwise 'the table and contiguously disposed, and means to control the assembling der suflicient pressure to keep them straight and flat while, drying, afterwhich they areremoved from the table and the stencils cut "from them.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the left hand end portion of the machine embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is alike side elevaanenlarged plan view of the'feeding and cutting-mechanism for the frame-strl Fig. 5 is an enlarged end view of the ro s constituting the feeding and cutting-mechanism for the frame-strip. Fig. 6 is"a front elevation of the feeding and cutting rolls shown in Fig. 5! Fig. 7,.is a transverse section of a pair of rolls employed. to remove the pieces from 'the-frame-strip which. are

. cut by the cutting-roll. Fig. 8 is a-front elevation of the rolls shownin Fig. 7. Fig.

9 is a plan view of a portion of the framestrip. Fig. 10 is an enlargedlongitudinal section of the gluing-mechanism taken on the dotted line.10-10, Fig. 11. Fig. 11 isv a plan view of the gluing-mechanism shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a plan view of a oleamihg-device for the upper-roll of the gluing-mechanism. Fig. 13 is a plan view of the frame-strip as it passes from the glu= ing-mechanism to the compressing-rolls, and

is being folded over upon opposite sides of the blank-strip. Fig. 14 is a plan .view of the compressing-rolls for adhesively securing the strips and guiding-means for directing the associated strips thereto. Fig. 15 is a front elevation of a pair of feeding rolls for feeding forward the completed stencil strip', any number of which may be employed. Fig. 16 is a front elevation of a cutting-device for the stencil strip. j Fig. 17

is an enlarged plan view of the same. Fig. 181s an enlarged transverse section offthe .65

cutting-roll and its cooperating bed-roll.

means to hold them under pressure.

of the severed portions and to hold them un- Fig. 19. isanenlarged vertical. section of the cutting-roll. Figs. 20, 21 and 22 are enlarged sectional -views of the means "to assemble the severed portioiis in a row upon a table and hold them, under pressure while they are drying. Fig. 23 is a plan view of a portionof the table and severed por-. tions of the strip assembled thereon, 1 ind 1g. 24 is an enlarged detail view of the supporting means for the stencil-strip while it is being moved forward upon thetable preparatory to being severe Referring particularly to the machine as here illustrated, the str1p 25 of paper, such as tag stock or some similar ln'nd of paper,

* and of the desired width to form the framestrip, is drawn from a roll 26, Fig. 1', over a p ane-surfaced idle-roll 27 and then between' horizontally. arranged upper and under guide-plates 28, 29, 'by a pair of positively driven rolls 30, 33, see Figs. 4 to 6, which rolls are also constructed to cut the stri thereby to form holesjtherein while fee g it forward. represents the under-roll of the pair. It has a plane cylindrical surfaceladapting it to serve as a bedroll on which the strip of paper is cut, as

well 'as a feed-roll. It is ournale d at its ends in bearing-blocks '31, of any suitable construction which are" supported by the frame-work. It is positively driven, and as here shown, has secured to one of its journals' a" small-toothed gear 32 for this purpose. 33 represents the upper-roll of the pair. It is formed as'a cylinderand has on its cylindrical surface sharp-edged ribs 34,

arranged in quadrangular form to cut the strip of paper so that quadrangular'shaped pieces may be' removed to form holes therein, and where shown four such 'qu'adrangu larly arrangedribs are employed, which are arranged. in two pairs, and designed to cut I the strip to produce two pairs of holes (LEF- ing each rotation, the holes of each pair eing side b side. It also has on its cy11n drical sur ace a sharp edged rib 35, which is extended circumferentially' entirely around it, designed to score the strip of c paper between the holes of each. pair. It

also has on its cylindrical surface narrow,

plane-edgedribs 36, 36, to engage the strip of paper forthe purpose of holding it in engagement with the roll 30, and to feed it 4 forward, said ribs being arranged at opposite sides of the rib 35. It is journaled atits ends inbearing-blocks 37, supported by the frame-work, and is positively driven, haying secured to one of its journals a small toothed-gear 38, for this purpose, which is in mesh with the toothed gear 32.

The bed-roll 30 ismade of hardened steel,

and, it is designed and intended that the cutting ribs 34 on the cutting-roll shall -terinmate close to but free from contact with the surface of said bed-roll, so that the strip of paper will be cut sufliciently to enable the quadrangularly shaped pieces to be subsequently removed by suitable means to be hereinafter described, but the rib 35 does not terminate quite as close to the surface of the bed-roll, as it is only employed to score the strip.

The cutting ribs 34, 34, scoring-rib 35, and plane-edged feeding-ribs 36, 36, are very carefully and accurately formed, and means are provided to adjust the roll 33, hearing them toward and from the bed-roll 30, to correctly position it with respect thereto.

Referring to Fig. 5 long screws 40, 40, extend through holes in the frame-work and through holes in the upper part of each bearing-block 37, and through screwthreaded holes in the lower part of each bearing-block 37 and their ends engage the tops of the bearing-blocks 31, so that the bearing-blocks 37, are connected with and adapted to be moved by the turning of the screws and the position of the upper-roll relative to the bed-roll thereby adjusted.

The strip 25, on leaving the cutting-rolls 30, 33, is fed forward to a pair of rolls, see Figs. 7 and 8, which are constructed and arranged to remove from it the severed or substantially severed quadrangular pieces.

As here shown 45 represents the upperroll of the pair. It is formed as a cylinder and journaled at its ends in suitable bearings, but is driven by gears with its fellow roll when the strip of paper is arranged between them. It has ribs 46 arranged on and extended partially around its cylindrical surface, arranged in pairs, there being two pairs on one side of the cylinder, arranged side by side, and two pairs on the other side of the cylinder, arranged side by side. Each pair of ribs is made of a length and width corresponding to the lengthand width of the quadrangular pieces which are to be removed from the strip, and of the holes, to be thereby produced. Fingers 47 are arranged above the roll which engage tangentially the cylindrical surface of the roll at the sides of the ribs, and which act to prevent the strip from winding on the roll in case it should have a tendency to do so.

48 represents the under-roll of the pair. It is formed as a cylinder and is journaled at its ends in suitable bearings, and is positively driven, having secured to one of its journals a small toothed gear 49 for this purpose. It has several circumferential grooves, as 50, arranged opposite the ribs 46, to receive said ribs and thereby to enable them to extend below the meeting plane of the two rolls, so as to exert a downward pressure upon the portions of the strip to be removed, and to detach them from the strip. It has also circumferential grooves, as 51,

at the bottoms of the grooves 50, arranged opposite the spaces between the ribs 46, which admit of the employment of fingers 52, arranged tangentially to its cylindrical surface, which prevent winding of the pieces on the roll in case they should have a tendency to do so. Its plane or ungrooved portions are in parallel with and adapted to coiiperate with the portions of the roll 45, at the sides of the ribs 46, to engage and feed the strip forward. As the circumference of the ribbed portions of the upper-roll is greater than the circumferences of the grooved portions of the under-roll, it will be seen that as soon as the ribs 46 engage the quadrangular pieces which are to be removed from the strip and depress them with relation to the strip, as represented in Fig. 7, they will also act to advance the detached pieces at a greater rate of speed than the strip is being moved, so that the forward ends of said pieces will be projected beyond the corresponding ends of the holes, which is an advantage.

Individual driving-means is herein provided for this group of mechanism, which is adapted to be automatically started and stopped according to the amount of strip which is required, and herein an electromotor 55 is employed as a driving-means, its shaft bearing a pinion 56, which engages a large toothed gear 57, secured to a shaftbearing a small toothed gear 58, which engages a large toothed gear 59, secured to one of the journals of the cutting-roll 33, thereby to rotate said roll and the toothed gear 38 on the other journal of said cutting roll being in mesh with the toothed gear 32, on the bed-roll operates to rotate said bedroll; and said toothed gear 32 engages" a large toothed gear 60, which in turn engages the small toothed ear 49, on the grooved under-roll 48, there to rotate said under roll. As the motor-shaft is rotated the several rolls are rotated and the strip is continuously fed along and cut and the pieces detached from it. The detached pieces 62, represented by dotted lines Fig. 1, are permitted to fall by gravity down a suitable chute, while the perforated strip 25 is carried along over an idle-roll 63, thence under a gravitating take-up 64, and thence to the next group of mechanism. As a means to automatically start and stop this group of mechanism, the motor is controlled, and as here shown, the switch-arm 65 of any suitable electric-switch which controls the circuit of the motor is connected by a link 66,-

with a pivoted counterbalanced arm or frame 67, hearing the take-up roll 64, so that as the takeup roll is raised and lowered by the strip its arm or frame 67, will be moved on its pivot and the switch-arm operated. When more strip is being delivered than is required, the take-up roll falls by gravity and the switch-arm is moved to open the circuit of the motor, thereby to stop, this group of mechanism, yet other portions of the machine may at such time continue to operate. As the take-up roll rises the switch-arm is moved in the oppositedirection to close the circuit of the motor, thereby to start this group of mechanism. The frame-strip 25 having holes formed in it, as represented in Fig. 9, is then delivered to the gluing-mechanism by which a suit-- able, adhesive substance is applied to its under side, while it is being fed along, the

operation being continuous. The adhesive substance which 1 prefer to employ is shellac, it being especially well suited to the pur pose for the reason that it dries quickly, and is quite hard when dry, and acts to solidify and stiffen the paper of which the framestrip is composed, which latter is a very important feature, as it gives to the completed.

stencil a quality and characteristic-of vital importance. However, in lieu of shellac any other suitable substance may be emp1oyed,,but for convenience in describing a lid referring to it I herein use the term g ue.

. Referring to Figs. 2 and 10 to'12, 70 represents an idle roll over which the framestrip 25 passes from the take-up roll- 64, and 71 a flat-surfaced, horizontally arranged. table over which it ,passes, which serves as an under guide-plate, and 72 an upper guide-plate arranged horizontally above thev table 71, witha space between it and the table for the passage of the framestrip. 73 is a resilient finger, the forward free end portionof which bears-yieldingly upon the frame-strip 25, and its rear end portion extends over\ a transverselyv arranged plate 74, which is supported atits ends upon upwardly extended side edges of the guide-plate 71, and the rear-end portion of said finger 73- has perforations, one to receive a pin 75, rising from the plate v-74, and anotherto receive a screw 76, rising from said plate 7 4, and a coiled spring 77, is arranged on said screw which is adapted to bear' upon the finger, the pressure of which is. adjusted by a nut 78, which is turned on the upper end portion of the screw 76. The parts thus described serve as guiding-means for the frame-strip at this part' of the machine, and, it will be noted that as said strip is drawn through said guiding-means it will be held against transverse movement and also in a horizontalplane, but this particular form of guiding-means is not essential. From said guiding-means the frame-strip passes to a pair of rolls by which the glue is applied to its. under side. 80 represents the glueapplying roll, which is journaled at its ends its lower part will enter the gluecontained in said receptacle and itsupper part will extend above the top of the receptacle. Said roll 80 is provided with a plane surface adapting it to carry upward from the glue-receptacle a continuous or unbroken film or layer of glue. A plate 82 is secured to the top wall of the glue-receptacle by thumb-screws 83, or otherwise, the forward edge of which plate extends lengthwise the glue-roll 80, substantially from end to end thereof, and terminates close to said roll to prevent an excessive amount of glue from being carried upward by the roll. 85 represents a roll which is arranged above the glue-roll 80, and which coiiperates with said roll 80, to feed along the frame-strip while said roll 80 applies the glue. Said roll t is of peculiar construction especially adapting it for the work it is designed to perform. Referring particularly to Fig. 11, said roll 85 is represented as cylindrical, and is journal'ed-at its ends in the side arms 86, of an open-frame structure, which is pivoted at 87, 87, to the frame-work. Said frame is provided with adjusting-screws 88, which engage a part of the frame-work, thereby to limit its downward movement, and hold the roll 85 in the desired relation to the roll 80. Means, adapted to be operated by hand are provided to lift and hold said structure in a slightly elevated position, and adapted to beloperated automatically by a moving part of the machine to return it to its normalv position. Said means, as here shown, consist of a prop 89,

pivotally connected to an arm 90, extended from the open-frame structure, said prop having a hand-piece 91, for lifting it and moving it in one direction; and said prop is arranged adjacent to a rotatable shaft 100, and when lifted and swung by the hand-piece its lower end will engage said shaft at the top, and while said shaft is at restwill thus remain and hold the frame in elevated position, but as soon as said shaft begins to rotate in a clockwise manner, said prop will be moved by said shaft into the position shown in Fig. 10, and the openframe bearing the roll 85 will fall by gravity, thereby resuming its normal position. The rolls 80 and 85 are supported relative to each other, so that the space be. tween them is below the plane of the table 71, thereby to depress said frame-strip or deflect it, but when the frame bearing the roll is'raised, as for instance, when the raised sufiiciently to admit of the framestrip assuming a horizontal plane or thereabout, thereby to "disengage it from the glue-roll, so that said glue-roll may rotate without applying glue to the frame-strip.

, Providinga pivoted or otherwise movable supporting-frame for the roll 85, enables this result to be accomplished which at times is very convenient.

The cylindrical surface of the roll 85, (see Fig. 11), is formed with two sets of circumferential grooves 92, which are disposed respectively opposite the holes in the frame strip, and they are made as wide as the holes or thereabout, and the grooves are V-shaped, so as to form circumferential inverted V- v shaped ribs on the roll. The end portions 93 of the roll, and also the portion 91 be tween the two grooved portions are formed with plane surfaces to engage the frame strip. By providing the upper-roll 85 with grooved portions, as here shown, it will be apparent that glue carried upward by the glue-roll 80, will enter said grooves at the portions thereof opposite the holes in the frame-strip, and will not form an adhesive film on said roll as it would if said roll was formed with a plane surface, yet the ribbed portions of said roll 85 effectively hold the frame-strip in position to cooperate with the glue-roll 80, and are employed particw lady for this purpose, otherwise they might be. omitted entirely, leaving recesses in the roll.

In the operation of the machine some glue is usually applied to the edges of the V- shaped ribs and also to the edges of the plane-surfaced portions of the roll 85, and as it is quite necessary that said roll shall be kept as free from the glue as possible. means are herein provided for cleaning said roll in order that this result may be obtained. For

this purpose a felt or other pad 95, (see Figs. 10 and 12,) is arranged above and in engagement with the roll 85, said pad being supported at the extremity of an open frame 96, pivotally connected to ears on the transverse plate 74, or it may be otherwise supported. Said frame 96 also bears one or more funnels 97, which are arranged above the pad, and beneath a suitably controlled drip-pipe 98, leading from a receptacle 99, for containing alcohol, or other solvent for the glue. Hence the pad will be kept saturated with alcohol, and in order that it may effectively act to clean the roll 85 by continuous engagement therewith.

The glue-receptacle 81 is here shown as arranged on a removable block 105. or other support, which, when removed, permits the receptacle to descend in order ,that it may be withdrawn by an endwise movement from the machine. Said glue-receptacle 81 may have provision for a continuous supplyof glue, and as here shown, a receptacle 106, such as a bottle containing glue may be sup ported in inverted position at one end of the receptacle 81 in any suitable manner, see Fig. 2.

The, glue-roll arate driving-means,

so is rotated by two se one of which is adapted to be operatively connected therewith to operate the gluing-mechanism to apply glue to the frame-strip. and the other is adapted to be connected therewith when it is desired to rotate said glue-roll independently of the other parts of the gluing-mechanism, thus to permit said glue-roll to rotate while the frame-strip is disengaged from it and is not being moved forward. This provision is important when quick-drying glue is employed as it prevents the glue from setting on the glue-roll and adjacent parts and thereby clogging 9r impeding the operation of the machine. Said two separate drivingmeans are best shown in Figs. 2 and 11, and will now be described. A spur-gear 110, is splined on the shaft of the glue-roll 80, which is movable axially on said shaft, and a pivoted lever 112 having a bifurcated end to engage said gear is employed to move said gear axially. Said gear 110, when in one position, engages a spur-gear 109, secured to one of the journals of the upper-roll 85, to drive said roll, and also when in such position engages an intermediate spur-gear 113, secured to a shaft 11-l, which is engaged by a pinion 115, secured to the shaft 100, bearing a spur-gear 116, which is engaged by a pinion 117, secured to a shaft 118, bearing a belt-pulley 119, over which passes a belt 120, which passes over a beltpulley 121, secured to the shaft of an electric-motor 122. When the motor is operating and the spur-gear 110, is in engagement with the spur-gears 109 and 113, the glueroll and the upper-roll will be rotated to apply glue to the frame-strip and to feed said strip forward. Or, the spur-gear 110 may be moved ain'ally on its shaft by a movement of the pivoted-lever 112. into its other position when it will disengage the spur-gears 109 and 113, and will engage a pinion 125, secured to a shaft 126, bearing a belt-pulley 127, over which passes a belt 128, which passes over a belt-pulley 129. secured to a shaft 130, to which is secured a belt-pulley 131, over which passes a belt 132, which passes over a belt-pulley 133, secured to the shaft of an electric-motor 134. When said motor 134 is operating the sour-gear 110 will be rotated and the glue-roll will be rotated independentl of the upper-roll.

The frame-strip 25, having the glue applied to its under side, passes from the gluingmechanism and as it is fed forward it is folded over the opposite sides of and pressed into firm engagement with the blank-strip, so that the two strips become adhesively secured together. The frame-strip pa es from the glue-rolls. which are horizontally arranged, to a pair of rolls 145. hich are vertically arranged. see Figs. 2 and 1%. It leaves the glue-rolls while in the same fiat form that it was cut, and is folded gradually on the line of the score until its which are supported horizontally on the machine-frame and so disposed as to receive the edges of the frame-strip while the side portions thereof are being drawn toward each other during the final part of the operation, hence they are located near the rolls 145, 146. Said guiding-members consist' of flat bars having flanges at their extremities, and said bars converge in adirection toward the rolls 145, 146, and terminate at the rolls, as best shown in Fig. 14. Above said guiding-members a guiding-plate 144 is arranged beneath which the folded strip passes, which acts as a guide forthe strip at the top.

135 represents the blankstrip which is taken from a roll 1.36 supported in a boxlike compartment 137. This strip is usually solidified and stiffened and rendered water-t proof by a previous treatment with shellac or other suitable material, but at this time is dry so that it can be conveniently manipulated. It is drawn from the roll 136, in an upward direction through a flattened tube 138, or other guide arranged on the frame opposite one side portion or half of the frame-strip 25, (see Figs. 10 and 11,) and thence over a roll 139, which is arranged on the shaft 100, so that the blank-strip is defiected by said roll 139 into substantially a horizontal plane. At such point it occupies a position just beneath one side portion or half of the frame-strip. It then passes through a vertically disposed tube'140, sup ported on'the frame and thence to and between theaforesaid vertically disposed rolls 145, 146, with the frame-strip, hence is deflected from aliorizontal to a vertical plane, following a corresponding deflection of the frame-strip and remaining beneath one side portion thereof and at one side of the post 141. The guide-tube 140 is'arranged, between the converging guiding-members 142, 143, for the frame-strip, and as the blankstrip emerges from said guide-tube it is engaged at its opposite sides by the side portions of the frame-strip and the two strips are adhesively secured together. In this relative position they pass between the rolls 145, 146. The rolls 145, 146, are positively driven and, as here. shown, the roll 146 has secured to one of its-journals a spur-gear ananoso the shaft 114. The roll 146 is supported in.

fixed bearings on the frame, but the roll 145 is supported in a bracket 155, pivotally supported one post erected on the frame and is thus movable toward and from the roll 146', and a spring 156- is connected at one end to the support for the fixed roll, and at the other end to the bracket, which acts to hold the roll 145 yieldingly in engagement with the roll 146, thus to yieldingly compress the strips which pass between them as well as operating to feed said strips forward. A resilient plate 158 is arranged at the side of the feed-roll 145, andattached at one end to a support 159, its free end bearing upon the surface of said roll 145, and acting to remove from said roll any glue which may be deposited thereon. Said plate 158 is arranged tangentially to and is held in contact with the roll, and its pressure thereon is adjusted by an adjusting-screw 160. The completed stencil-strip then passes from the compressing-rolls 145, 146, to one or mor e pairs of feeding-rolls, by which it is fed forward in vertical position, one of such pairs of feeding-rolls only being shown for illustration, (see Figs. 2 and 15), wherein 165, 166, respectively represent said feeding-rolls. They are arranged in vertical position,-and are positively rotated, and one of them is yieldingly supported whereby it s I is movable with respect to the other, thereby to engage the stencil-strip with a yielding pressure. The roll 165 is here shown as supported on a bracket fixed to the frame,

a bevel-gear 170, secured to the shaft 151.

The roll 166 is supported on a swinging bracket 171, mounted on an uprightpost on the" frame, and said roll is drawn toward its fellow roll by springs 172, 172, which are I arranged above and below the rolls, and attached at one end to the bracket and at the other end to the fixed support for the roll 165.

As the stencil-strip passes from one to another pair of feeding-rolls means are provided to prevent it from sagging, and, as

shown in Figs. 2 and14, a stationarily supported bar 175, is arranged horizontally beneath the stencil-strip and extended from one pair of'rolls to another, and has a' groove i the table.

which also passes over a drying.

in its upper side to receive the lower edge of the stencil-strip. thus guiding as well as supporting said strip.

The completed stencil-strip is fed forward a predetermined distance over a table, usually in a straight line, and is severed, and the severed portion of the strip is deposited upon the table and supported in vertical position or edgewise; then this operation is repeated and another severed portion deposited upon the table, in vertical position, at the side of the aforesaid severed portion, and during each operation the severed portions which are assembled on the table arepushed along bodily, a distance equal to at least the thickness of the strip, to provide a space for the next severed portion, and the assembled, portions are held under suflicient pressure to keep them straight and flat while they are They are subsequently removed from the table and the stencils cut from them. The portion of the apparatus by which these results are attained will now be described, reference being had to Figs. 3 and 16 to 24. The stencil-strip is fed forward by the feeding-rolls 165 and 166, while resting on the edge-guide 175, to a rotary cutting-device and then between a pair of side plates 181, 182, and over a set of positively driven rolls arranged beneath the space between said side plates until the end of the strip arrives at or near the end of The strip is supported by the rolls and held against lateral deflection by the side plates. Said side plates are arrangedin parallel relation and supported by brackets 183 secured to the table. The supportingrolls 180 are arranged on short horizontal shafts having their bearings at the upper ends of upright arms 184, which are connected by a bar 300, and are secured to a shaft 185 which is adapted to be rocked in one direction to move all of the arms and rolls borne by them from a position beneath the space between theside bars, as shown in Fig. 20, to a position at one side of said space, as shown in Fig 21, thereby to form an unobstructed space to admit o the strip falling by gravity upon the table. Said rolls are positively driven, so that they act to assist in feeding forwardt-he strip as well as to support it. and for the purpose of rotating all of said rolls in the same direction the shafts belt-pulleys 186 over which a belt 18? passes, and said belt also passes around a belt-pulley 188 at the extreme end of the table, and also over belt-pulleys 189 supported on one of the side plates 18?, and also over beltpulleys 190, 191, 192, 193, 194. The belt pulley 193 serves as the driving-pulley and it is secured to a shaft 195, bearing a beltpulley 196, over which a belt 197, passes, belt-pulley 198, se

contiguously disposed severed bearing them have secured to them.

cured to the shaft of an electric-motor 199. However. other means may be employed for rctating the shaft hearing said rolls 180. 'hen the stencil-strip has been fed forward until its end arrives at approximately the extreme end of the table it is severed. The severing of the strip is automatically controlled, so that the severed portions will be of the same length. and the lines of severance will be reduced at the middle of one of the imper orate portions of the strip, or other predetermined point.

The cutting-device is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 16 to 19, and comprises a bed-roll 200 and a cutting-roll 201. The bed-roll 200 is made cylindrical, with a plane face. and is secured to a vertical shaft mounted in hearings in a bracket on the frame, and said shaft has a spur-gear 202 secured to it and also a bevel-gear 203, and the latter engages a bevel-gear 154 secured to the rotatingshaft 151, so that said bed-roll is rotated positively and continuously. Its spur'gear 202 engages a spur-gear 204, (see F igs. 16 .and 19), secured to a vertical shaft 205 mounted in hearings in the bracket on the frame, thereby to rotate said shaft continuously. The cutting-roll 201 is mounted loosely on said vertical shaft 205, and, as here shown, consists of a cylinder having a recess in its side, extended from end to end of it, or thereabout, in which a support 206 for a cutting-blade 207 is placed, which may beof any suitable construction, but preferably so made that the cutting blade is adjusted radially to the axis of the cylinder. Said blade-support 206 may be formed with an extension 208 at its upper end, having an car 209, which extends over and rests by gravity upon the head of an adjusting-screw 210, so that the turning of said screw causes or admits of vertical movement of the blade-support up and down; and said bladesupport is formed with an inclined back-portion 212 which engages a correspondingly inclined seat at the bottom of the recess in the cylinder, so that as the blade-support is moved vertically the blade will be moved radially to the axis of the cylinder. Said cylinder is normally at rest, and is also held in a predetermined position, and when rotated is caused to make one complete cycle and then come to rest, and during said cycle its cutting-blade cuts the stencil-strip. For the accomplishment of these results means are provided for connecting the cylinder with the shaft 205 hearing it at the desired moment, whereby it is rotated by said shaft and for subsequently disconnecting it therefrom at the end of a cycle of its operation. As here shown, a ratchet toothed wheel 913 is secured to the shaft 205, which is arranged above or at one end of the cylinder, and said ratchet.- toothed wheel is adapted to be engaged by I a detent 214, rising from a detent-carrying arm2l5, pivotally supportedgto ears 216,

arranged at the top or end of the cylinder,

. thus admitting of movement of the detent into and out of engagement withthe acts to depress the detent-carrying arm and ratchet-wheel. The detent-carrying arm is moved upward by a spring 217, to cause its detent to engage the ratchet-wheel, but is normally .helddown against the pressure of its lifting spring, and with its detent out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel, by a locking-device. The locking-device is here shown as an arm 220, dpivoted at 221, and hearing at its upper en a plate 222, with a notch to receive the end of the detent-carrying arm, and also bearing the armature 223 of an electro-magnet 224. Said magnet. is.

normally denergized and its armature and the lever bearing it are held in retracted position by a spring 225, with its notched late in engagement with the detent-carrymg arm. When said magnet is energized and its armature attracted the detent-carrying arm will be disengaged, and the latter will be lifted and caused to en age the ratchet-wheel. Connection with t e rotating ratchet-wheel having thus been made the cylinder is revolved by the ratchet-wheel until a in 230, on the detent-carrying arm passes eneath the cam 231, which atter cause its detent to disengage the ratchetwheel. As it is necessary to move the detent-carryin arm a short distance about the axis of t e cylinder after its detent has disengaged the ratchet-wheel and until its pin has disengaged the cam a friction-device may be employed for this purpose,

which, as here shown, consists of africtionwheel235, arranged on the shaft, and within a recess in the end of the cylinder,said wheel engaging the shaft and also the cylinder frictionally,sothat as the shaft continues 'to rotate said friction-wheel will be turned and the cylinder turned by it for the short.

distancerequired for disengagement of the pin from the cam.

As the bed-roll 200 is rotated continuously and the cutting-roll is rotated only 7 when connected with its continuously-romp ing shaft, means are rovided to admit of movement of the stencil-strip freely between said rolls when not engaged by them, and as here shown the cutting-roll isslabbed of? on one side, as at 240, (see Fi 18), and

when said cuttin roll is at rest t e flat portion thus forme is arranged to normally occupy a position opposite the bed-r0 being at the side of the stencilstrip.

For the purpose of automatically connecting the cutting-roll with its shaft at the proper time, the electro magnet 224 1s energized by a current from a batter 245, see Fig. 3, arranged jinwa circuit 246, w ch includes twmcircuit-ccntrollers as closing said cuitr One of said circuit-controllers consists of an arm 247 bearing a pair of contact-plates 248 arranged for engagement with a'contact-plate 249 on the side of 'a cam-disk 250. Said cam-disk is positively and continuously rotated, and, as here other circuit-controller consists of a spur-r wheel 260, see Figs. 2'and 10, arranged neath the stencil-strip on-table 71 with one edge crossing the path of movement of said strip, so that the perforated portions will engage thespurs o said wheel for the pm": pose of rotatingeit step by step as the strip is moved forward, and a pair of resilient contact-member's 261,262, are arranged ad?" jacent said spur-wheel, towhich\contactmembers circuit-wires are connected, said contact-membersbeing normally separated but adapted to be repeatedly closed by ,the engagement therewith of the spurs ofsaid spur-wheel. -By means of this-second cir 'cuit-controller the locationof theline of severance is controlled. Theelectro-magnet 224 will be energized only when both cir-L cuit-controllers are closed.

The stencil-strip having been fed forward a predetermined distance and severed, the severed portion is then deposited upon the table, in juxtaposition to other severed ortions of the strip, as re resented /in igs. 20 to 24. The assemble severed 'ortions are held under dpre'ssure, so that t ey will."

remain flat an straightwhile 'lthey are dryinfg'i h Re erring, to Figs. 20 to 23, 265 represents.

a large number of severed portions of .the

strip assembled on the table in a row. The

forward end of the row bears against a sec-.1

tional or other bar 266, the sectionsof which are hinged to ether to give to the bar a certain degree 0 flexibility, and said sectional bar bears against a pluralit of weightedblocks 267, and said ar an the wei hted blocks are slid-ably mounted on the "ta 1e to; admit "of being moved along by pressure u on them as the severed portions are moved song when new severed portions are added to the op osite or rear'end of the row. The assemble severed portionsare held in up-- right position and. are pressed against the.

ShdlDg1bttK; and the blocks. or equivalentl rap sliding-means which may be employed in lieu thereof, by a presser-bar 270, which engages the rear end of the row. Said presser-bar is extended lengthwisethe severed-portions, and is supported by several arms 271, secured to a rock-shaft 272. Movement of said shaft permits said bar to move toward and from the rear end of the row of severed portions. Said bar is arranged adjacent the supporting-rolls 180 and is cut away at places opposite said rolls 180, to receive said rolls or portions of them, and is also cut away to form recesses for pivoted latches 280, which latter are employed to hold the severed portions assembled while the presser-bar is removed therefrom. The presser-bar is moved backward for the purpose of enabling the next severed portion to fall in front of it, and is returned to move said severed portion into engagement with the rear end of the row, thus adding a new severed portion thereto. The shaft 272 is rocked to move the presser-bar away from the row, just in advance of a similar movement being imparted to the shaft 185 for the purpose of moving the supporting-rolls 180 away from the space between the side plates 181, 182, so that both the presser-bar and the rolls will be moved, the former in advance of the latter, to present an unobstructed space to permit a severed portion of the strip to fall by gravity upon the table, and then said rolls and presser-bar are returned. As a means to rock said shafts 185 and 272 the cam-disk 250 is employed, which is engaged by an arm 285, secured to the rock-shaft 272, and during each rotation of said disk said shaft is rocked, and an arm 286 is secured to said shaft having an adjusting-screw 287, which occupies a position beneath the arm 288, secured to the rockshaft 185, so that when the shaft 272 is rocked said screw will engage the arm 288, and rock the shaft 185 in one direction to remove the rolls 180 from beneath the severed portion of the strip which rests upon it, and suitable weights 290 are connected to said arm 288 for the purpose of moving said rock-shaft in the opposite direction until the arm engages the limiting-stop 291. In lieu of this means of rocking) said shafts other means may be employed, ut it is quite important that the presser-bar shall be moved in advance of the rolls, otherwise the severed-portion of the strip resting on the rolls will fall upon said bar. The pivoted latches 280 engage the rear end of the row of assembled severed portions and hold them in upright position while the presser-bar is out of engagement therewith, see Figs. 20 to 22, and are lifted by the severed portions which'are added to the row, and which are thrust beneath them by the presser-bar. The latches are held in engaging .position by the springs 281. As here shown, said If desired, an electric signaling-device may be arranged at the end of the table adapted to be engaged by the end of the stencil-strip for the purpose of ringing a bell, and, as here shown, a circuit-controlling member 295 is arranged at the rear end of the table to be engaged by the stencilstrip and moved into engagement with a cooperating circuit-closing member 296 to close an electric-circuit containing the signaling-device, not shown.

The means here shown for forming the frame-strip forms the subject-matter of a divisional application No. 7 68,450, filed May 19, 1913.

I claim 1. In a machine for making stencil-strips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to feed forward a strip of paper and cut holes therein, said holes being arranged in pairs, side by side, and means to score said strip longitudinally between the holes of each pair, thereby to form a frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said frame-strip, blank-strip supporting-means, means to feed forward the frame-strip and blank-strip, associated together, and to fold the frame-strip over upon opposite sides of the blank-strip, thereby to adhesively secure said strips together, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for making stencil-strips composed of a blank-strip and a framestrip, the combination of means to feed forward at strip of paper and cut holes therein, said holes being arranged in pairs, side by side, and means to score said strip longitudinally between the holes of each pair, thereby to form a frame-strip, drivingmechanism for said strip-forming-means, means to feed forward said frame-strip and to apply glue to one side of it, a take-up roll for the frame-strip arranged between the strip-forming mechanism and gluingmcchanism, and means controlled by said take-up roll to start and stop the drivingmechanism for the strip-forming-means, blank-strip supporting-means, means to feed forward the frame-strip and blankstrip, associated together, and to fold the frame-strip upon opposite sides of the blank-strip, thereby to adhesively secure said strips together, substantially as described.

3. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to vform a perforated frame-strip, a glue-roll to apply glue to the under side of said strip, a roll cooperating with said glue-roll having narrow strip-engaging portions with spaces therebetween arranged opposite the perforated portions of the strip and planestrips composed of a blank-strip and. a,

faced portions arranged opposite those portions of the strip at the sides of the perforated portions, and means to rotate said rolls, substantially as described.

4. In an apparatus for making stencilstrios composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, a glue-roll to apply glue to the under side of said strip,

a roll cooperating with said glue-roll having roll cooperating with said glue-roll having several strip-engaging portions with spaces therebetween arranged in two sets opposite the perforated portions of the strip, and

means to rotate said rolls, substantially as described.

6. In an apparatus for making stencilframe-strip, the combination ofmeans to form a perforated frame-strip, a glue-r911 to apply glue to the under side of said strip, a roll cooperating with said glue-roll'having grooved portions arranged opposlte the perforated portions of the strip, and-planeaced portions arranged opposite thp middle and side portions of the strip, and means to rotate said rolls, substantially as described. 7. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, a glue-roll to apply glue to the under side of said strip, a roll arranged above said glue-roll to engage the upper side of the strip, a-cleamng-pad engaging said roll to clean it, and means to saturate said pad with a liquid-solvent for the glue, substantially as described.

8. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of. a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, a glue-roll to apply glue to the under side of said strip, a roll arranged above said glue roll to engage the upper side of the strip, means to rotate said rolls, and means to rotate the glue-roll independently of its cooperating roll, substantially as described.

9. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a' blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame strip, a glue-roll to apply glue to the under side of saidstrip, a roll arranged above said glue-roll to engage the upper side of the strip, two separate driving-mechanisms, means to connect the emes glue-roll with either drivingmechanism and to connect the cooperating roll with one of the driving-mechanisms only, substantially as described.

10. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, a glue-roll to apply glue to the under side of said strip, a roll arranged above said glue-roll to engage the upper side of the strip, and a. movable support for said cooperating roll whereby said roll is movable into and out of cooperative relation with the glue-roll, substantially as described. 7

11. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, a glue-roll to apply glue to the under side of said strip, a roll arranged above said glue-roll to engage the upper side of the strip, a movable support for said cooperating roll, means to hold said su port with the cooperating roll removed rom theglue-roll, said means adapted to be operated by a movable part of the machine to move said roll into cooperative relation with the described.

12. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form-a erforated frame-strip, a glue-roll to applyg ue to the under side of said strip, and means to support said strip in a plane above the top of the glue-roll, a roll arranged above said glue-roll to engage the upper side of the strip, and a movable support for said roll, whereby said vroll is movable toward and from the glue-roll thereby to deflect the strip and cause it to engage the glue-roll and admit of its disengagement'from said glue roll, substantially as described.

13. In an apparatus .for making stencilstrips composed aof a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated'frame-strip, means to apglue-1311, substantially as blank-strip and adhesively secure itthereto,

substantially as described. 14. In an apparatus for making stencilstripscomposed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to ap ply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip to the glue-coated side of said frame-strip, means to feed forward the associated strips, and to fold the framestrip over upon the op osite sides of the blank-strip and adhesive y secure it thereto, substantially as described.

15. In an apparatus for making stencil strips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to applyglue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip opposite one side portion of the glue-coated frame-strip, in parallel relation therewith, means to feed forward said strips and fold the frame-strip upon the opposite sides of the blank-strip and adhesively secure it thereto, substantially as described.

16. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to the under side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip beneath one side portion of the glue-coated frame-strip, in parallel relation therewith, means to feed forward said associated strips and fold the frame-strip upon the opposite sides of the blank-strip and adhesively secure it thereto, substantially as described.

17. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips' composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip opposite one side portion of the glue-coated frame-strip, in parallel relation therewith, means to'feed forward said strips and fold the frame-strip upon the opposite sides of the blank strip and adhesively secure it thereto, and means to guide the frame-strip and direct its folding operation, substantially as described.

18. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip opposite one sidetportion of the glue-coated frame-strip in parallel relation therewith, a pair of vertically disposed rolls to feed said strips forward and cause the frame-strip to fold upon opposite sides of the blank-strip and to be adhesively secured thereto, substantially as described.

19. In an apparatus for making'stencilstrips composed of a blankstrip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip opposite one side portion of the glue-coated framestrip, in parallel relation therewith, a pair of vertically disposed rolls to feed said strips forward and cause the frame-strip to fold upon opposite sides of the blank-strip and to be adhesively secured thereto, and an upright post over the top of which said strip is passed, substantially as described.

20. In an apparatus for making stencil- 6 strips composed of a blank-strip and a hesively secured thereto, one of said vertical rolls being yieldingly supported, substantially as described.

21. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blankstrip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip opposite one side portion of the glue-coated frame-strip, in parallel relation therewith, a pair of vertically disposed rolls to feed said strips forward and cause the frame-strip to fold upon opposite sides of the blank-strip and to be adhesively secured thereto, and guiding-means to direct the strips to said vertical rolls, substantially as described.

22. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip opposite one side portion of the glue-coated frame-strip, in parallel relation therewith, a pair of vertically disposed rolls to feed said strips forward 1.

and cause the frame-strip to fold upon opposite sides of the blank-strip and to be adhesively secured thereto, and converging guiding-means to direct the frame} strip to said vertical rolls, substantially as described.

23. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip opposite one side portion of the glue-coated frame-strip, in parallel relation therewith, a pair of vertically disposed rolls to feed saidstrips-forward and cause the frame-strip to fold upon opposite sides of the blank-strip and tobe adhesively secured thereto, converging guiding-means to direct the frame-strip to said vertical rolls, and an edge-guide arranged in the plane of said guiding-means for the blank-strip, substantially as described.

24. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip opposite one side portion of the glue-coated frame-strip, in parallel relation therewith, a pair of vertically disposed rolls to feed said strips forward JET ' the vertical rolls, substantially as described.

25. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blankstrip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip to the glue-coated side of said frame-strip, means to feed forward the associated strips and fold the frame strip over upon opposite sides of the blankstrip and adhesively, secure them together,

means to feed forward the completed stencilstrip, and means to sever said strip when a predetermined length has been fed forward, substantially as described.

26. In an' apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blankstrip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one. side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip to the glue-coated side of said frame-strip. means to feed forward the associated strips and fold the framestrip over upon opposite sides of the blankstrip and adhesivel secure them together, a table, means to feed forward the completed stencil-strip lengthwise the table, means to support said strip above the table while it is being fed forward, said supporting-means being movable to admit of the severed portion of the strip falling upon the table, and means torsever the strip when a predetermined length has been fed forward, substantially as described.

27. In anapparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strlp, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to I present a blank-strip to the glue-coated side of said frame-strip, means to feed forward the associated strips and fold the framestrip over upon opposite sides of the blankstrip and adhesively secure them together, means to feed forward the completed stencilstrip and sever it, a table, and means to contiguously dispose the severed portions of the strip upon the table and hold them While they are drying, substantially as described.

28. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to-one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip to the glue-coated side of said frame-strip, means to feed forward the associated strips and a fold the frame-- strip upon opposite sides of the blankstrip and adhesively secure them together,

means to feed forward the completed stencilstrip a predetermined distance and sever it, a table to receive the severed portions of the strip, and means to successively deposit the severed portions of the strip upon the table and assemble them in a row, substantially as described.

- 29. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip to the glue-coated side of said frame-strip, means to feed forward the associated strips and, fold the framestrip over upon opposite sides of the blankstrip and adhesively secure them together, a table, means to feed forward the completed stencil-strip a predetermined distance and sever it, a pair of side plates between which the strip is fed, positively-driven supporting-rolls arranged beneath said side plates which support the strip and assist in feeding it forward, and supports for said rolls which are movable to move the rolls from beneath the strip, whereby the strip is 'strip and adhesively secure them together,

means to feed forward the completed stencilstri-p, a cutting-blade tov sever the strip, and automatic means to operate said cuttingblade when a predetermined length of strip has been fed forward, substantially as described.

31. In an apparatus for making stencilstrips composed of a blank-strip and a frame-strip, the. combination of means to form a perforated frame-strip, means to apply glue to one side of said strip, means to present a blank-strip to the. glue-coated side of said frame-strip, means to feed forward the associated strips and fold the framestrip over upon opposite sides of the blankstrip and adhesively secure them together, means to feed forward a completed stencilstrip, a blade to sever the strip, and auto- 'matic means to operate'said blade when a predetermined length of strip has been fed forward, said automatic-means having controlling-means by which the blade is caused to sever the'strip at a predetermined point, 

